Corn content of French fry oil from national chain vs. small business restaurants

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Corn content of French fry oil from national chain vs. small business restaurants [1]

Several issues, ranging from sustainability to health, may interest the consumers in the corn content of their food. However, because restaurants are excluded from the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, national chain restaurants provide nonspecific ingredient information and small businesses supply none. We measured the carbon isotope composition of fry oil in French fries purchased from 68 (67%) of the 101 national chain fast food restaurants on Oahu (i.e., McDonald

Publication Date:

02/02/2010

Author(s): A. Hope Jahren [2], Brian A. Schubert [3]

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [4]

Vol:

107

Issue:

5

pp:

2099

Tags:

Nutrition [5], Food Standards [6], Edible Oils [7], Fast Foods [8], Health [9]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/corn-content-french-fry-oil-national-chain-vs-small-business-restaurants

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/brian-schubert
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/edible-oils
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fast-foods
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health